WILD FLOWERS 039
Galactites tomentosus
Mediterranean Thistle · Xewk abjad
Too much life inside, and nowhere left to hold it.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 18 Dec 2025 · Triq Wied iż-Żurrieq, Qrendi, Malta |
| Created | 2026 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
Known locally as Xewk abjad, this indigenous annual thistle is common in Malta’s abandoned fields, disturbed ground and clay soils. Its pale flower heads and white-veined, spiny leaves are most conspicuous in spring.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print